The hotel had a decent included breakfast with pre-made omelettes, Canadian bacon, make your own waffles and various cereals, etc. We hung around until 11:00 when we called a Lyft to take us to the cruise pier. Boarding took only about 20 minutes and then it was off to the buffet topside for lunch. The selections weren't overly large, but everything was very good. We wandered down to our cabin to see if it might be ready, which it was, so we dropped our carry ons and went to explore the ship. Our first impressions are very positive. It is elegant without being stuffy. I found the latest Judy Picoult in the library as well as the latest Lee Child book. There was also an extensive guest exchange selection. While exploring, we wandered into the spa and since both of us planned to use some of our shipboard credits for haircuts, we decided to go ahead right then. I love the job Tetiana did - didn't love the price so much, but it was shipboard credit so it hardly counts (eye roll here). And since everything else is included in the cruise fare like liquor, tours, specialty restaurants and wi-fi, there isn't much to spend the credits on anyway. Might have to use the remainder on a massage.
Our cabin is lovely, very spacious and well laid out. Everyone on staff has been very friendly and professional. The mandatory safety drill was different in that we met at our indoor muster station and then were taken to the outside lifeboat station. I thought that was a good way to do it rather than just meeting at the indoor location. And Michael is happy that the life jackets are in the cabin since they weren't on the Viking Ocean cruise.
We spent the sailaway in the aft Horizon Lounge watching the lights of Miami fade in the distance. We were able to get a reservation tonight at Prime 7, which is the steak house specialty restaurant. We sat at a table of 8 with Barbara and Ron (Richmond, Virginia), Dora and Steve (New Jersey) and David and Mary (London). All nice people and we had some lively discussions - mostly led by Steve who has definite opinions. He's from New York originally so no surprise there. The food was delicious and beautifully presented.The only negative comment I heard about the food was from Steve who thought the Chicago cheesecake didn't compare to New York cheesecake.
Tomorrow is a beach day at one of those islands owned by the cruise lines.
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